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🌍 We’re thrilled to share that Olivia will be representing FlexSea at the 6th Globuc: Go Circular event hosted at the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC Rotterdam on March 4-6! 🥇 After winning the Globuc Start-up Competition last year, we’re back—this time with a stall in the Start-up Village. Come and meet us to explore how our next-generation, truly home-compostable bioplastics and innovative biomaterials are shaping the future of sustainability. 🧑💼 Looking forward to connecting! Find more details in the event brochure at: https://lnkd.in/d89VpQ5s #FlexSea #Globuc #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable #foodsafe

🔙Yesterday, Olivia Simpson and Tom Brine had the pleasure of attending the It Starts Here West Midlands: Innovating For Sustainable Growth Event hosted by Invest Wolverhampton! 🏟️Looking out over Molineux Stadium, the energy in the room was fantastic, with private industry innovators and public sector representatives coming together to discuss the future of this dynamic city and region. 🏭Leader of Wolverhampton City Council Stephen Simkins struck an ambitious and inspiring tone, stating the case for Wolverhampton to be at the forefront of the Green Industrial Revolution just as it kick-started the first industrial revolution in the 1700s. ✨As part of the event, Olivia had the pleasure of joining Amber Sandhu on stage for a Q&A covering the history of FlexSea, the road to establishing our pilot plant here in Wolverhampton and our plans for the future! 🔥Wolverhampton, and the whole of the West Midlands, is brimming with ambition and belief in the region’s transformation. Insights from Craig Osman (Jaguar Land Rover UK), Prof Prashant Pillai MBE (University of Wolverhampton) and Steve Bowyer (West Midlands Combined Authority), to name but a few, reinforced the opportunity and benefit of local and global collaboration. From sustainable innovation to entrepreneurial support, the area is positioning itself as a powerhouse for businesses looking to scale. 🙏🏻Huge thanks to everyone who made the event possible, to all those who spoke across the morning, and to those driving real change in the region. The key takeaway – let’s keep the momentum going and keep shouting about the great things we are achieving! #WMItStartsHere #FlexSea #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable #foodsafe

🥇 Another week, another certification for FlexSea’s bioplastic formulations. 📢 We are thrilled to announce that our material has officially received Food Contact Material Certification for both oily and dry foods. This certification aligns with stringent EU and UK food contact regulations (Regulation 10/2011 EC and Regulation 1935/2004 EC). 🌟 With this achievement, our material now proudly holds the following suite of sustainability and safety certifications: ✅ Food-safe for oily and dry foods ✅ Plastic Free ✅ 97.7% Biobased ✅ Home Compostable (EN13432) 🌱 These certifications underscore our commitment to delivering materials that are not only high-performing but also safe, sustainable, and ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. 📞 As we continue driving forwards in our mission to displace single-use plastics, we are dedicated to producing innovative materials that are redefining bioplastics. If your company shares our vision for a greener, more responsible future, we would love to hear from you — let’s work together to make it a reality! #FlexSea #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable #foodsafe

🚨 Microplastics are tiny plastic particles, typically less than 5 millimetres in size, that originate from the breakdown of larger plastic items or are manufactured as micro-beads for products like cosmetics. Microplastics are a silent threat, carrying toxic chemicals and harming organisms that ingest them. 🏔️ From the peaks of the Himalayas to the depths of the Mariana Trench, microplastics have been found in every corner of the globe. These particles contaminate soil, rivers, oceans, even the air we breathe. Their persistence is due to the resilience of traditional plastic polymers, which can take hundreds of years to break down fully. 💳 Microplastics are more than an environmental issue - they're a personal one. Studies have detected microplastics in human blood, lungs, and even placental tissue, with an average person consuming the equivalent of one credit card worth of plastic per week. These tiny plastic particles can carry harmful chemicals that interfere with hormonal systems, cause inflammation, and even disrupt cell functions. 👍 As these findings gain global attention, it's clear that addressing microplastics is a matter of urgency. At FlexSea, we’re proud to develop bioplastics that don’t contribute to this invisible threat. With no synthetic plastic polymers or "forever chemicals," our materials help create a safer future for both people and the planet. 🤔 How can industry and innovation combine to eliminate microplastics? 📞 Choose FlexSea’s biodegradable material for a cleaner, sustainable future. Get in touch to find out more. #FlexSea #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable #foodsafe

🇹🇭 Thailand Takes a Stance Against Waste Colonialism ⛔️ As of January 1st this year, Thailand has banned imports of plastic waste, taking a stance against waste colonialism that follows China’s lead from 2018. 🗑️ The practice of wealthier nations offloading their waste onto countries in the Global South, creating disproportionate environmental and social harm, has been standard practice for decades. 📬 This decision sends a clear message: first-world nations such as the USA, Japan and Europe, must take responsibility for the pollution they produce. Global cooperation to reduce consumption and develop innovative, alternative materials are necessary and urgent to address this worldwide issue. 🚢 The burden of addressing the plastic crisis should no longer be shipped onto others. We need systems and innovations that enable us to process our own waste in an environmentally responsible manner. 🌱 FlexSea are creating these solutions for your business. If you want to shift your business to using sustainable materials reach out to us today! #FlexSea #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #WasteColonialism #PlasticBan #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable

🌟 Starting the year right at FlexSea 🔭 We’re thrilled to share that FlexSea has been named one of the companies to watch in 2025 by Business Live West Midlands! 🏭 This recognition reflects our incredible growth in 2024, including the development of our Wolverhampton pilot facility dedicated to producing our innovative bioplastics. Driven by our passion for sustainable, regenerative innovation, we are proud to be shaping the next generation bioplastics. 🙌 As we prepare for the year ahead, we are grateful for the support of our team and partners - here’s to an even bigger 2025! 👉 Find the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eHzByyhp #FlexSea #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable

🏡 Our first speaker event of 2025, and we are back on home turf at Molineux Stadium Conference and Events 🐺 It Starts in Wolverhampton: Innovating for Sustainable Growth 💡 Catch COO, Olivia Simpson, up on stage showcasing some of the best talent in the West Midlands and highlighting why Wolverhampton is becoming a fulcrum for clean and green industries and a hub for cutting edge green tech. 🎤 The event, hosted by Amber Sandhu, will also include speakers representing Jaguar Land Rover UK, University of Wolverhampton, City of Wolverhampton Council and Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority 👉 Based in the West Midlands and keen to learn more and get involved in the future of clean and green tech. Register now to secure a spot while they are still available: https://lnkd.in/gqPBA6tV #FlexSea #Wolverhampton #WestMidlands #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable

🥾 Let’s kick off the New Year with some stark reminders of the hold plastics have over our planet and our lives! Join us in our resolution to redefine bioplastics and boot out fossil fuel-based plastics! 💧 1 million plastic drinking bottles, per day! 🗑 30 million tonnes of plastic waste, per month! 🛍 500 billion plastic bags, per year! 🤒 Our planet is sick and choking on plastic! ✍️ Robert Macfarlane demonstrates the damage these “forever materials” are doing in this beautifully haunting passage from his recent book, Underland. 🏝 “I think of photographs I have seen recently of hermit crabs on the remote Pacific atoll of Henderson Island; one crab had taken a plastic doll’s head as its shell, another an empty tub of Avon night cream […] Seas and coasts thicken with plastic trash. Carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere. I recall Don DeLillo’s laconic lethal one-liner from his novel Underworld: “What we excrete comes back to consume us.”” 💪 The good news? The solutions are here, and ready to be embraced! At FlexSea we are working hard to banish single use plastics and shape a better future for our planet. If you would like to know more, please get in touch! #FlexSea #biobased #climatetech #innovation #sustainability #bioplastics #product #processing #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biomaterials #compostable

🌱 At FlexSea we are extremely clear on our mission: 📣 Replace all single use fossil fuel-derived materials with a sustainable alternative produced in a process that is inherently circular and regenerative 5️⃣ But part of the solution is reducing our use and reliance on single use plastic in the first place. Here are five tips for cutting your plastic consumption this year! #FlexSea #sustainability #bioplastics #innovation #packaging #manufacturing #circular #technology #seaweed #biobased #compostable

🎉 Happy New Year from FlexSea! 🚀 2024 was an incredible year, and we can’t wait to hit the ground running in 2025! 🌱 Thank you for your incredible support — not just this past year, but over the last four years of FlexSea’s journey. 🌍 Here’s to a 2025 full of sustainably produced, responsible bioplastics. Let’s leave fossil fuel-based products in the past and embrace the next generation of bioplastics! 💚 We’re so excited to bring you along for what’s shaping up to be another groundbreaking year as we continue to drive our innovations forward. #FlexSea #HappyNewYear #2025 #Innovation #Sustainability #Bioplastics #Packaging #Manufacturing #Circular #Technology #Seaweed #Biobased #Compostable